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In this book, Thomas Boston (1676-1732) challenges us to consider God’s hand in the trials (the crook) appointed to us in our lot in life. Watson encourages us to maintain humility, patience, and faith that God will lift us up. The Crook in the Lot is divided into three parts which were originally the contents of several sermons preached by Boston. Each part is an extended exposition of a different verse: 1. Faith in Suffering: “Consider the work of God: who can make straight what he has made crooked?” (Ecclesiastes 7:13) 2. Humility in Suffering: “Better it is to be of an humble ...

Thomas Boston's Human Nature in Its Fourfold State is often regarded as one of Christian literature's best discourses on human nature, tracing it from its perfect beginnings in Eden, through the fall of man, and on to its final state in eternity. According to Boston, the four states of man are the state of innocence, in which God made him; the state of nature, as he has unmade himself; the state of grace, as created in Jesus Christ; and the eternal state, as made by the Judge of All Things.

Originally published in 1737, The Crook in the Lot continues to bring comfort and inspire countless souls, and it remains one of the most beloved of all Puritan classics. Its depth of explanation regarding God's role in our afflictions and sufferings is without equal. Thomas Boston - a well-known, influential, and beloved Puritan - was famous for his ability to communicate sound biblical truths in a way that conveyed clarity and insight.

"La Verdadera Paz en Cristo: Descansando en la Promesa Celestial" es un audiolibro que invita a los oyentes a embarcarse en un viaje transformador hacia la comprensión profunda de la paz que solo puede encontrarse en Jesucristo. A través de las enseñanzas de destacados teólogos y pastores, este audiolibro teje una narrativa poderosa sobre la esencia de la paz espiritual, el significado del Pacto de Paz del Mesías, y cómo Cristo actúa como la Roca inquebrantable sobre la cual podemos encontrar serenidad y seguridad.

The Crook in the Lot (1737) is a book about adversity. The three sections are based on Ecclesiastes 7:13, Proverbs 16:19, and 1 Peter 5:6. It is a helpful guide for dealing with the ups and downs of life.

Thomas Boston shows what it means to sanctify the Sabbath and what the sanctification consists of. He makes a distinction between holy rest and holy exercise. Works of mercy, like saving the life of an animal, and good works, such as visiting the sick or relieving the poor, are encouraged on the Sabbath.

EL PACTO DE OBRAS: EL FUNDAMENTO DE LA TEOLOGÍA REFORMADA ¿Qué papel desempeña la obediencia en la vida cristiana? ¿Cómo se relacionan la ley y la gracia en la redención? En este revelador tratado, Thomas Boston (1676-1732) ofrece una exposición profunda y clara sobre la doctrina del pacto de obras y su decisiva importancia para la teología reformada. A través de un minucioso análisis bíblico, Boston examina cómo el pacto de obras, establecido con Adán en el Jardín del Edén, se rompió y abrió el camino a la instauración del pacto de gracia, centrado en la obediencia ...

This book was written by the Puritan Thomas Boston at the age of 22. The theme is based on the injunction of Christ to his disciples, to become "fishers of men".

LA MANO DIVINA EN LOS DESAFÍOS DE LA VIDA Thomas Boston (1676-1732) fue un destacado teólogo y clérigo escocés. Sus obras recopiladas, que abarcan 12 volúmenes, engloban completas exposiciones teológicas. Sin embargo, paralelamente a estos extensos tratados, Boston escribió textos concisos, claros y con un enfoque pastoral, especialmente El infortunio en la providencia: La manifestación de la soberanía y sabiduría divina en las aflicciones humanas. Esta obra fundamental, basada en Eclesiastés 7:13, se presenta como un profundo tratado pastoral, instando a la reflexión sobre la ...

Thomas Boston explains the first commandment as consisting of three parts: Knowing. Acknowledging. Worshipping and glorifying. He shows that every command has an affirmative part and a negative. The negative is included in the affirmative, and the affirmative in the negative.

In this short sermon, Thomas Boston set out the qualities of the God’s wrath. He claims that although eternal and dreadful, it contains no injustice. He argues that the Judge of all the earth can do no wrong.